### = Denotes work accomplished: ------- oOo ------- Metal surfaces should be cleaned of their corrosion: ### - Electronics cover plate. ### - Bunker cover plate. ### - Coils cover plate. ### - Pots casings. ### - Tuners. ### - Tuners will be removed and their string shafts, shaft gears and screws disassembled to make thorough clean-up possible and much easier. ### - 1 Knob needs it's shaft socket repaired, or an original replacement found (quite difficult), or a closely matching pair of NOS Dakaware knobs acquired. = Knob repaired. ### - Volume and Tone pots to be sprayed with deoxydizer / cleaner / lubricant and their knobs worked through their full ranges. ### - Search for the Valco that will donate it's magnets for this Steel, and receive the NiBros in place of the donated mags. ### - Refresh the charge of the magnet(s) to get maximum fresh sound from the pickup. ### - Replace the wood slug faux magnet with an original replacement magnet. ### - Clean any dirt, dust, grime from all parts. ADDITIONAL ITEMS FOUND AND/OR AGREED TO: ### - Disassemble Steel for cleaning, inspection and repair of any signicant items found. ### - 1 lead of 1 of the 2 coils, has a bad connection. = Repaired. ### - Apply a priming and finish coat of clear polyurethane to the fretboard to seal it's checking and secure it's silk original screened application. ### - Reassemble Steel. ### - Solder on femalE jack to output lead. ### - Install recharged magnets. ### - Install strings. ### - Tune and test the Steel by playing for an ample amount of time. ### - Put a note in a small zip loc bag inside the electronics cavity, showing work done and data found that might be material to techs or owner working on this Steel in the future. = No need now; All is conventional wiring. ------- oOo ------- ### - The posted price of this guitar is on an As-Is and No Warranty / Guarantee basis. Please feel most free to email me any questions you might have. ------- oOo ------- |
1953 National / Valco / Supro 'El Grande' |
~ Work List and Progress ~ |
### = Denotes work accomplished: ------- oOo ------- Metal surfaces should be cleaned of their corrosion: ### - Electronics cover plate. ### - Bunker cover plate. ### - Coils cover plate. ### - Pots casings. ### - Tuners. ### - Tuners will be removed and their string shafts, shaft gears and screws disassembled to make thorough clean-up possible and much easier. ### - 1 Knob needs it's shaft socket repaired, or an original replacement found (quite difficult), or a closely matching pair of NOS Dakaware knobs acquired. = Knob repaired. ### - Volume and Tone pots to be sprayed with deoxydizer / cleaner / lubricant and their knobs worked through their full ranges. ### - Search for the Valco that will donate it's magnets for this Steel, and receive the NiBros in place of the donated mags. ### - Refresh the charge of the magnet(s) to get maximum fresh sound from the pickup. ### - Replace the wood slug faux magnet with an original replacement magnet. ### - Clean any dirt, dust, grime from all parts. ADDITIONAL ITEMS FOUND AND/OR AGREED TO: ### - Disassemble Steel for cleaning, inspection and repair of any signicant items found. ### - 1 lead of 1 of the 2 coils, has a bad connection. = Repaired. ### - Apply a priming and finish coat of clear polyurethane to the fretboard to seal it's checking and secure it's silk original screened application. ### - Reassemble Steel. ### - Solder on femalE jack to output lead. ### - Install recharged magnets. ### - Install strings. ### - Tune and test the Steel by playing for an ample amount of time. ### - Put a note in a small zip loc bag inside the electronics cavity, showing work done and data found that might be material to techs or owner working on this Steel in the future. = No need now; All is conventional wiring. ------- oOo ------- ### - The posted price of this guitar is on an As-Is and No Warranty / Guarantee basis. Please feel most free to email me any questions you might have. ------- oOo ------- |
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